1. In order to convey the meaning and mood of this image, the photographer made it black and white, and used light as subject matter. As you can see, there is a light coming in from somewhere that is on the girl's left shoulder. The mood of this image gives off a sort of lonely, sad feeling. If you notice, when you look directly from what angle the picture was being taken, you notice that it almost looks as if it is from a stance where someone is watching the girl, observing her loneliness.The girl in the picture, the subject matter, is positioned in a way that gives off a very depressed and lonely vibe to the viewer. Her clothing seems to look raggedy, and she appears to be a girl who comes from a poor family. The railings incorporate a lot of leading lines into the picture. If you take a close look at the photograph, you can tell that the girl isn't placed directly in the center of the image but a little bit more to the right. You can also see the shadows of the railing slightly on the walls which gives it a little bit of a creepy feeling.This empty space could symbolize a feeling of emptiness or loneliness that the girl is feeling in the image. Considering the way the girl is dressed, the background of the image, the contrast, the fact that it is in high depth of field, all combine to form the conclusion that the story behind this picture is probably that the girl might have had a very bad day or is going through a very tough time in her life, and this picture is just a snapshot of how she feels most of the time now because of something bad that happened to her, or someone else that had a big impact on her life.
2. This image is also in black and white and is in high depth of field. The background of the picture is very light, and the foreground is dark. This compares with the subject of the picture which is the woman holding the baby. The baby appears to be have a lot lighter skin than that of the woman holding her, who has slightly darker skin. The mood of this image is very calm, gentle and loving.
However, the fact that the woman is squinting at the camera and you can see very clearly see all of the wrinkles on her face, you can infer that she is very tired, and worn out probably from all of her responsibilities that she has to take care of. The emotion that is evoked inside me is love and courage. It's a very typical shot of a grandmother, or mother with her grandchild. It gives off a warm feeling. The story behind this image is probably that this woman has had a long, tiring, day with the baby who is clearly well taken care of, and all she wants to do is sleep. Her hand blowing upwards in the wind like that, and the fact that she is wearing an apron, shows that she is probably doing a good job in taking care of that child, considering he's fast asleep in her arms when he could be crying. Mothers who clean, cook and take care of kids usually wear aprons and never have time for themselves, which explains why the woman's hair looks sort of messy in the picture. The picture also has a lot of texture in it. For example, the wrinkles on the woman's face, the creases in the clothing of both the baby and the woman, the designs on the woman's apron, and the soil, dirt, and grass on the ground. In comparison with the first image, the subject of the image is not directly centered, but a little off to the right.
3. In contrast, this image is in full color, but also in high depth of field. It is also frozen motion. You can tell that it is high depth because of the road and how it feels as if you can step right into the picture and walk down that road to the very end. There is a lot of different shapes and lines in this picture as well. The buildings, the lines on the road, and even the formation the kids' legs are in as they are crossing the street. I think the mood of this picture is sort of rebellious, or dangerous. The fact that the little kids are in the middle of the street, and only two of them appear to actually be walking to get to the other side of the street, make it a risky situation because a car could come at any moment and run of the kid that is standing directly in the middle of the road. The story that is being told in this picture is probably how everyone is the same, and we all live our own lives. The boys in the picture have dark skin, and the environment that they are in seems to be a clean, quiet, little town with little stores and cafes on the side. Since people can be very stereotypical, a person viewing this image for the first time would probably think that it's unusual to see three dark skinned little boys in what looks to me a "white" neighborhood. If you notice, the boys are all looking directly across the other side of the road that they are wanting to reaching and not looking to the left and right where they should be to check for cars. The different bright colors in the image, and the time of day, represents goodness, which ties in with everyone being the same, and just because you're a different skin color than someone else, and you're in an environment that you usually wouldn't be, the world is ours to share, it's nobody's property.
4. This image has a lot of texture, and emphasis. The precise details and emphasis the woman is creating on the image, is shown by the photographer shooting the image up close. It is shot in low depth of field because the subject of the picture, the woman, is very much in focus, while the background is just plain white and blurry with no texture or detail. The mood of this picture is very conservative and sort of mysterious. The woman in the image is looking at something unknown off to the left which makes you wonder what she could be looking at, which makes the picture sort of mysterious. The fact that she is wearing earrings, her hair is nicely pushed back, and what looks to be dressed in nice, formal attire, gives the picture a conservative, sort of white-collar feeling. I think the story behind this picture is that the woman is hiding a secret from somebody and refuses to say anything to anyone because she is a trustworthy, kind person. I came to this conclusion because she folded her lips together shut, which represents no words coming out, and ties in with her looking off at something away from the camera, that could potentially be the person she is hiding the secret from.
5. This image was shot in high depth of field and has a very scary feel to it. The fact that the guy dressed in black staring down at the other person laying on the bed, that is white, makes the mood of the picture very mysterious, and creepy. The emotion that this picture evoked was that when I first looked at it, it was scary. But when I actually took a closer look and realized that the person laying in the bed and the person who was standing up, were the same two people, it really creeped me out and made me think of what this picture could be telling me. This just adds to the creepiness of the picture. The contrast in this picture could be representing light vs. dark. Death vs. life. Since the person dressed in black has a very gloomy, dark shadow in back of him on the wall, and the person lying in bed does not have such a dark shadow behind him, it could be saying that it's not all the bad to die. Needless to say, the story behind this picture could be that death is a good thing. It might even be better than life. The person looking down at himself sort of looks like he wished death would come sooner, or as if he wants to be in that bed already, he can already see himself dead.
1. In order to convey the meaning and mood of this image, the photographer made it black and white, and used light as subject matter. As you can see, there is a light coming in from somewhere that is on the girl's left shoulder. The mood of this image gives off a sort of lonely, sad feeling. If you notice, when you look directly from what angle the picture was being taken, you notice that it almost looks as if it is from a stance where someone is watching the girl, observing her loneliness.The girl in the picture, the subject matter, is positioned in a way that gives off a very depressed and lonely vibe to the viewer. Her clothing seems to look raggedy, and she appears to be a girl who comes from a poor family. The railings incorporate a lot of leading lines into the picture. If you take a close look at the photograph, you can tell that the girl isn't placed directly in the center of the image but a little bit more to the right. You can also see the shadows of the railing slightly on the walls which gives it a little bit of a creepy feeling.This empty space could symbolize a feeling of emptiness or loneliness that the girl is feeling in the image. Considering the way the girl is dressed, the background of the image, the contrast, the fact that it is in high depth of field, all combine to form the conclusion that the story behind this picture is probably that the girl might have had a very bad day or is going through a very tough time in her life, and this picture is just a snapshot of how she feels most of the time now because of something bad that happened to her, or someone else that had a big impact on her life.
2. This image is also in black and white and is in high depth of field. The background of the picture is very light, and the foreground is dark. This compares with the subject of the picture which is the woman holding the baby. The baby appears to be have a lot lighter skin than that of the woman holding her, who has slightly darker skin. The mood of this image is very calm, gentle and loving.
However, the fact that the woman is squinting at the camera and you can see very clearly see all of the wrinkles on her face, you can infer that she is very tired, and worn out probably from all of her responsibilities that she has to take care of. The emotion that is evoked inside me is love and courage. It's a very typical shot of a grandmother, or mother with her grandchild. It gives off a warm feeling. The story behind this image is probably that this woman has had a long, tiring, day with the baby who is clearly well taken care of, and all she wants to do is sleep. Her hand blowing upwards in the wind like that, and the fact that she is wearing an apron, shows that she is probably doing a good job in taking care of that child, considering he's fast asleep in her arms when he could be crying. Mothers who clean, cook and take care of kids usually wear aprons and never have time for themselves, which explains why the woman's hair looks sort of messy in the picture. The picture also has a lot of texture in it. For example, the wrinkles on the woman's face, the creases in the clothing of both the baby and the woman, the designs on the woman's apron, and the soil, dirt, and grass on the ground. In comparison with the first image, the subject of the image is not directly centered, but a little off to the right.
3. In contrast, this image is in full color, but also in high depth of field. It is also frozen motion. You can tell that it is high depth because of the road and how it feels as if you can step right into the picture and walk down that road to the very end. There is a lot of different shapes and lines in this picture as well. The buildings, the lines on the road, and even the formation the kids' legs are in as they are crossing the street. I think the mood of this picture is sort of rebellious, or dangerous. The fact that the little kids are in the middle of the street, and only two of them appear to actually be walking to get to the other side of the street, make it a risky situation because a car could come at any moment and run of the kid that is standing directly in the middle of the road. The story that is being told in this picture is probably how everyone is the same, and we all live our own lives. The boys in the picture have dark skin, and the environment that they are in seems to be a clean, quiet, little town with little stores and cafes on the side. Since people can be very stereotypical, a person viewing this image for the first time would probably think that it's unusual to see three dark skinned little boys in what looks to me a "white" neighborhood. If you notice, the boys are all looking directly across the other side of the road that they are wanting to reaching and not looking to the left and right where they should be to check for cars. The different bright colors in the image, and the time of day, represents goodness, which ties in with everyone being the same, and just because you're a different skin color than someone else, and you're in an environment that you usually wouldn't be, the world is ours to share, it's nobody's property.
4. This image has a lot of texture, and emphasis. The precise details and emphasis the woman is creating on the image, is shown by the photographer shooting the image up close. It is shot in low depth of field because the subject of the picture, the woman, is very much in focus, while the background is just plain white and blurry with no texture or detail. The mood of this picture is very conservative and sort of mysterious. The woman in the image is looking at something unknown off to the left which makes you wonder what she could be looking at, which makes the picture sort of mysterious. The fact that she is wearing earrings, her hair is nicely pushed back, and what looks to be dressed in nice, formal attire, gives the picture a conservative, sort of white-collar feeling. I think the story behind this picture is that the woman is hiding a secret from somebody and refuses to say anything to anyone because she is a trustworthy, kind person. I came to this conclusion because she folded her lips together shut, which represents no words coming out, and ties in with her looking off at something away from the camera, that could potentially be the person she is hiding the secret from.
5. This image was shot in high depth of field and has a very scary feel to it. The fact that the guy dressed in black staring down at the other person laying on the bed, that is white, makes the mood of the picture very mysterious, and creepy. The emotion that this picture evoked was that when I first looked at it, it was scary. But when I actually took a closer look and realized that the person laying in the bed and the person who was standing up, were the same two people, it really creeped me out and made me think of what this picture could be telling me. This just adds to the creepiness of the picture. The contrast in this picture could be representing light vs. dark. Death vs. life. Since the person dressed in black has a very gloomy, dark shadow in back of him on the wall, and the person lying in bed does not have such a dark shadow behind him, it could be saying that it's not all the bad to die. Needless to say, the story behind this picture could be that death is a good thing. It might even be better than life. The person looking down at himself sort of looks like he wished death would come sooner, or as if he wants to be in that bed already, he can already see himself dead.